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Serving all of Rockland County ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1978' A MEMBER OF THE GANNETT GROUP TO -St vt Carter insists Cuba played role in Zaire Gov. Hugh Carey, right, glances to see if running mate, Mario convention in Albany Wednesday. Cuomo, is applauding acceptance speech at Democratic in showdown fj si Highlights at a glome 74 WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter insisted Wednesday there is "no doubt" that Cuba helped train Katangan rebels who invaded Zaire, and he implored Cuban President Fidel Castro to forbid further incursions. "I would like very much for Mr. Castro to pledge himself to prevent any further crossing of the Angolan border which would permit future invasions of Zaire," Carter told a nationally broadcast news conference.

He also urged Castro to stay out of Ethiopia. Despite Castro's vigorous denials of having aided the Katangan rebels, Carter declared: "We have firm proof" of Cuban involvement. Castro has said publicly that Cuba was not involved in the invasion last month of mineralrich Shaba Province, and he contended that Carter has been "confused and deceived" by his advisers. But Carter insisted Wednesday that Castro, who has admitted having advance knowledge of the invasion, could have taken steps to prevent it. "The fact is that Castro could have done much more had he genuinely wanted to stop the invasion," the president said.

Carter said the United States will not consider any retaliatory measures such as new travel or trade restrictions against the Cubans, but will continue to "acquaint the world with the hazards of continuing involvement of the Soviet Union and the Cubans in Africa." Asked whether he was willing to meet with Castro, Carter replied, ''No, I don't think it is appropriate." Speaking of the U.S. role in Africa, Carter said he would not commit troops but would "through peaceful means provide strength to nations that do want to be autonomous and see African problems solved by African people themselves." In an opening statement, Carter asked Congress to end the 3-year-old embargo against selling arms to Turkey. He contended the embargo "is not contributing to a settlement of the Cyprus dispute." Congress had good intentions when it created the embargo, but lifting it now "is essential to. our hopes for peace and stability in the eastern region of the Mediterranean." Carter said. The president said he would seek military sales credits for both Greece and Turkey, adding that he hopes the embargo will be lifted by the end of the year.

Turning to his battle against inflation, Carter called anew for congressional restraint on federal spending. The president threatened to veto a public works appropriation bill if Congress does not delete spending for several water projects he opposes. "We just can't afford it," Carter said. The president said he will "observe very carefully" how California implements Proposition 13, in which the state's voters slashed property taxes by 57 percent. But Carter warned that he would not "single out" California for special federal programs because of the vote.

He said the California initiative was "obviously a message that has been well received." Democrats reject bid by Krupsak By DAVID DAWSON Staff Writer ALBANY State Democrats avoided an awkward choice Wed- nesday between Gov. Hugh Carey and Lt. Gov. Mary Anne Krupsak in nominating Carey and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo to lead the party's statewide ticket in November. Carey's designation for a second term, though a certainty, could have been dampened by the nomination of Krupsak, who shocked the party Monday by announcing she would not run again with Carey.

She and Sen. Jeremiah Bloom, D-Brooklyn, were nominated for governor. Bloom nominated himself, accusing Carey of being "neither sensitive nor effective." But Bloom later withdrew his name, promising to take his case to the people in the Sept. 12 A Manhattan delegate, Robert Ginsberg, then nominated Krupsak from the floor. "A primary would be healthy for the party," Ginsberg said, insisting on a roll call.

But Westchester Democratic chairman Samuel Fredman of White Plains rose to challenge Ginsberg. "Can he represent to us that he has authority from the can-d i a to put her name in nomination?" Fredman asked. His delay of the roll call allowed a member of Krupsak 's staff to tell Ginsberg she did not want a convention vote, and he withdrew the nomination. She has not said whether she will challenge Carey in a pri-mary. Fredman said the roll-call could have set the convention on edge.

"A vote for Carey would have been a slap at Krupsak; a vote for Krupsak would have been a slap at Carey," he said. Both Carey and Cuomo, last year an unsuccessful candidate for (Please turn to 64) Republicans proceeding in harmony NEW YORK (AP) With Perry Duryea firmly in charge. Republicans complete today the selection of their statewide candidates for this fall's elections on an uncharacteristic dissonant note. The only clash of the threeday state committee meeting loomed over the selection of the GOP candidate for state attorney general. But the outcome was considered so certain that Duryea's choice, former Liquor Authority Chairman Michael Roth, joined the three other already-chosen GOP candidates on the receiving line at a Duryea party Wednesday night.

State Sen. Joseph Pisani, a 10-year veteran of the state Legislature from Westchester County, promised a floor fight against Roth over the spot. But aides to Duryea said there was little chance he would even capture 25 percent of the delegate votes, the amount needed to get him on the primary ballot. The fight between Pisani and Roth was the only hitch in the otherwise placid convention, which has proceeded like clockwork all according to a script by Duryea. Without a whiff of dissent, the 402 members of the Republican State Committee annointed Duryea, a millionaire lobster dealer from Suffolk County, as their gubernatorial candidate on Wednesday.

With the same show of unanimity, Westchester County Rep. Bruce Caputo's won the committee's designation for lieutenant governor, and Erie County Executive Edward Regan was selected for the comptroller's spot. Both were Duryea's choices. Shortly after Duryea was formally chosen the GOP gubernatorial candidate he appeared at a news conference with members of his family and savored his long-pursued victory. He was asked whether he nonetheless regretted that the Republi- Please turn to 6A If if President Carter speaking Wednesday Federal audit shows Carter due tax refund WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter disclosed Wednesday that a federal audit of his recent income tax returns has made him a winner.

He said he owes $160 in extra taxes for one year but is due a refund of $5,000 or $6,000 for another. "lt is good news," Carter told a news conference when asked about fulfilling a promise to make public his tax status on a year-by-year basis. In fact, the president said word of the refund came from the Internal Revenue Service just a few hours earlier and that wife Rosalynn "came over at lunch and told me about it." Carter said he had delayed making public his tax return on 1977 income pending completion of the audit. He reported that Press Secretary Jody Powell now has that material "available for release." Carter said an IRS audit of returns for 1975 and 1976 showed no change in his tax bill for one year. But he said the other return failed to report as income about $350 of interest received when he withdrew his state pension contributions upon retirement as governor of Georgia.

As a result, he said, he owed an extra $160 in federal taxes. But he added, without giving any details, the "good news" that IRS discovered "there was owed to me from a previous year either $5,000 or $6,000 I have forgotten the exact figures." e.v sought a lesson AP Pholo Assembly Minority Leader Perry Duryea announces to newsmen that he has been chosen by state GOP leaders as their candidate for governor Wednesday. INSIDE TODAY'S JOURNAL-NEWS INDEX -rv INSIDE Gasoline price hike to teach Americans Nation A Massachusetts man is suspected of luring an undetermined number of homosexuals from New York City to torture sessions at his West Springfield home 2A Mag lazine Weather 2A Action 1 Ann Landers 5M Around Rockland 2B Business Section Classified 4E-11E Comics 14M Education 1C-2C Entertainment 9M 5M Happenings 6C ISA News roundup 4A Obituaries SB People 5A Religion 6C Scout news 3C Service news 3C Sports Section Television I3M Viewpoints 14A What's ahead 2B of energy than would otherwise be the case, which drains wealth from the United States and gives it to oil-exporting countries, he said. The low price also discourages investments in U.S. energy projects, said Sawhill, who is now president of New York University.

He was director of the old Federal Energy Office during the administration of former President Gerald R. Ford. "We feel very strongly it is Important to raise U.S. energy prices up to the levels prevailing on world markets," he said. Sawhill discussed a study that was highly critical of U.S.

energy policy. The study was presented Tuesday to the meetings of the Trilateral Commission, which brings together influential private citizens from the United States, Europe and Japan to discuss issues of world importance, especially economic issues. President Carter was a member of the commission before his election and so were 15 other key members of his administration. Supreme Court on gas firms SB WASHINGTON (AP) Former federal energy chief John C. Sawhill called Wednesday for "a major increase" in gasoline prices to show Americans there is an energy crisis.

"It is very important to raise prices at the gas pump We've got to send a signal to the American consumer that the days of cheap energy are over," Sawhill told a news conference at the close of three days of meetings here of the Trilateral Commission. In answer to a question, he declined to suggest exactly how much prices would have to rise. But he said it would have to be "a major increase" and that it could be phased in over a period of time. Because of government-imposed price restrictions In this country, Sawhill said, Americans are paying lower prices than the world price, which has lulled them into thinking that an energy crisis doesn't really exist. That attitude results in a much greater consumption Film reviewer Bernard Drew has hardly anything nice to say about 'Grease' its star John Travolta 9M I The chimney sweep trade 'soots' Rockland's Paul Gesner 5A or PSAl orts Tappan Zee dominates the All-dockland golf team just as it dominated play 5D.